Three Ukrainian emergency services workers were killed on Saturday (Dec 24) when a mine exploded while they were demining parts of the Kherson region, said the emergency service of another region, in which they served. “All three selflessly served in the emergency and rescue squad of the Special Purpose UnitContinue Reading
BEIJING: China’s National Health Commission, which for the past three years or so has published daily COVID-19 case figures for the country, said it will no longer release such data from Sunday (Dec 25). “Relevant COVID information will be published by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention forContinue Reading
In South Korea, young couples and department stores are Christmas’ most enthusiastic practitioners, but celebrations in 2022 are muted, says Steven Borowiec.Continue Reading
Heavy snowfall continued to blanket areas across northern, eastern and western Japan on Saturday (Dec 24), paralysing traffic and causing blackouts. The snowfall that has continued along the Sea of Japan coast in northern and western areas in the country since Dec 17 has killed 11 people and injured 77Continue Reading
The great grandson of former Taiwan president Chiang Kai-shek has ignited hopes that his young age and popularity could inspire more youth to join or support the party.Continue Reading
SHANGHAI: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday (Dec 24) expressed “strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition” towards the US National Defense Authorization Act, which was signed into law by US President Biden the day before. It charged that the US$858 billion military spending measure, which authorised up to US$10 billionContinue Reading
TOKYO: Japanese prosecutors have decided to indict the man suspected of shooting former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency and other Japanese media reported on Saturday (Dec 24). The decision follows psychiatric examination of the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 42-year-old. Abe was killed with a handmade gunContinue Reading
BEIJIING: Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with COVID-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country’s wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics. China this month has rapidly dismantled keyContinue Reading
At a crematorium in Gaobeidian, about 20km south of Zhuozhou, the body of one 82-year-old woman was brought from Beijing, a two-hour drive, because funeral homes in China’s capital were packed, according to the woman’s grandson, Liang. “They said we’d have to wait for 10 days,” Liang said, giving onlyContinue Reading
TOKYO: Three Japanese insurance companies will stop insuring ships for damage in all Russian waters due to the war in Ukraine, potentially affecting Japan’s energy imports such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), the Nikkei newspaper said on Saturday (Dec 24). Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co, Sompo Japan InsuranceContinue Reading